There are a number of things knocking around in my grey space today, and what finally bubbled to the surface was this:
“Chad’s 10 Random Rules of Writing”
1) Love the language–it matters. It matters a great deal; even so:
2) Keep it simple–less is more. It is often better to imply a thing than to just come right out and say it; despite this:
3) Be direct, and:
4) Write what you know, but even so:
5) Don’t make experience a chain that constrains your imagination–let it fly free, and:
6) Follow your folly, but remember:
7) “Life is not a support system for art; it’s the other way around.” –Stephen King, On Writing
8) Have a support system in place, and try to always:
9) Write in the same space; lastly:
10) Know where, when, and how to throw the rules out the window. Like this:
11)
How about you? What are some writing rules you live by?
